Belloi & Romagnoli

What Belloi & Romagnoli does

Belloi & Romagnoli is an Italian mechanical engineering company founded in 1950 and headquartered in Modena, Italy, specializing in the design and manufacture of automatic molding systems and sand processing equipment for foundries. The company serves ferrous and non-ferrous metal casting operations, with documented customer engagements spanning Italy, Turkey, Algeria, India, Taiwan, Russia, Croatia, and Saudi Arabia. Its product portfolio centers on the BRAP6 and COMPACT lines of molding machines (built around proprietary multi-piston technology), complemented by H/P series mixers, TDR drums, ROP coolers, and a sand-control system distributed in partnership with Green Sand Controls LLC. Equipment is typically delivered either as standalone units or as fully integrated, custom-engineered production lines.

Name

Belloi & Romagnoli

Legal name

Officine Meccaniche Belloi & Romagnoli Srl

Website

https://belloi.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Italian mechanical engineering firm, founded 1950 in Modena, designing automatic molding systems and sand processing equipment for foundries serving ferrous and non-ferrous metal casters globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foundry Machinery

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Furnaces, Kilns & Thermal Processing Equipment (IMAHAEAE)

Keywords

• Foundry machinery
• Green sand moulding
• Sand preparation equipment
• Automatic moulding systems
• Intensive sand mixers

Headquarters

HQ city

Modena

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Foundry Machinery Manufacturing: Design, manufacture, and supply of custom-built foundry equipment including moulding machines, sand preparation plants, mixers, and auxiliary equipment. Equipment is built to customer specifications with varying capacities and configurations.
2. Complete Foundry Plant Solutions: Turnkey supply of complete green sand preparation plants and automatic moulding systems including design, installation, and startup services.
3. Aftermarket and Spare Parts: Supply of spare parts, technical assistance, and after-sales support services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Belloi & Romagnoli designs, manufactures, and supplies custom-built foundry machinery and complete green sand preparation plants for industrial foundries worldwide. The product portfolio includes automatic moulding machines (BRAP6 Multipistons, COMPACT), intensive sand mixers (H and P series), sand and casting cooling equipment (TDR and ROP series), automatic sand control systems (GSC), and ladles, sold as standalone machines or integrated turnkey foundry plant solutions.

Product overview

Belloi & Romagnoli is an Italian industrial machinery manufacturer specializing in foundry equipment. The product portfolio centers on green sand moulding and preparation systems comprising moulding machines (BRAP6 Multipistons, COMPACT, BRAP6 Squeeze Plate, and complete Automatic Moulding Lines), green sand preparation equipment (H Series and P Series Intensive Mixers, Green Sand Plants, ROP Coolers, TDR Cooling Drums, and RTV Premixers), and the GSC Automatic Sand Control system. Supporting equipment includes ladles and overhead cranes. The systems work as integrated foundry solutions where the mixer is considered the heart of the sand plant, supervised by the GSC control system for constant quality sand production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BRAP: Series of hydraulic moulding machines including BRAP6 Multipistons and BRAP6 Squeeze Plate machines.
• COMPACT
• GSC
• TDR
• ROP

Products and services

• BRAP6 Multipistons Moulding Machine High pressure moulding machine with multi-pistons featuring differentiated pressures for constant hardness on all surfaces, including flask edges. Designed for foundries requiring uniform mould quality.
• COMPACT Moulding Machine Hydraulic squeeze moulding machine for high quality moulds at low-medium production rates using green sand high pressure and hydraulic squeeze technology, available with squeeze plate or multipistons head configuration.
• BRAP6 Squeeze Plate Moulding Machine High pressure moulding machine designed for simple and flat patterns such as manholes, covers, grids and plates, using squeeze plate compression technology.
• Automatic Moulding Line Complete automatic moulding systems designed and manufactured for over 40 years, featuring BRAP series hydraulic moulding machines capable of up to 240 moulds per hour production capacity.
• Green Sand Plant Complete green sand preparation plants designed for small non-ferrous metal foundries and large cast-iron foundries, integrating mixers, coolers, control systems, and material handling.
• Intensive Green Sand Mixers H Series Hydraulic-powered intensive mixers with capacity from 36 to 150 Tph, featuring planetary driving system, ceramic-lined mixing tank, variable mixing speed, inertia absorption, and full-load restart capability.
• Intensive Green Sand Mixers P Series Geared motor and electric motor powered intensive mixers with capacity from 10 to 36 Tph, featuring planetary driving system with three mixing arms per rotor and ceramic-lined tanks.
• Sand and Casting Cooling Drums TDR Series Continuous cooling drums that simultaneously cool sand and castings while easing castings cleaning and controlling fines, with capacity from 30 to 300 Tph, featuring automatic water addition control and vapor extraction.
• Green Sand Coolers ROP Type Batch coolers for sand cooling below 45°C with homogenization, using evaporation heat removal and fluidizing air, with precise water dosing and parameter control.
• Automatic Green Sand Control GSC Automatic control system for measuring and managing compactability, green strength, moisture, and bentonite levels with automatic water and additives dosing, monitors return sand temperature, moisture, batch weight, and bentonite levels.
• Ladles Manual and motorized pouring ladles for all metal types and capacities, including spheroidization treatment ladles and steel bottom pour systems.
• RTV Premixer & Cooler Continuous pre-mixer and cooler that controls moisture and temperature of return sand with efficient mixing, cooling cycle and automatic GSC control.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced scrap rates through constant quality sand production
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Green Sand Controls (GSC)coreTechnology or IntegrationGreen Sand Controls (GSC) is presented as a partner on the Belloi & Romagnoli website with a logo display. GSC provides the ultimate green sand process control technologies that Belloi & Romagnoli integrates into their sand preparation equipment and plants. The partnership enables Belloi & Romagnoli to offer comprehensive automatic sand control solutions as part of their turnkey foundry plant offerings.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sinto (Sintokogio): Japanese industrial group whose Foundry & Engineering division manufactures moulding machines, sand systems and shot blasting equipment. Closely comparable to Belloi's BRAP6 moulding lines and sand preparation plants, with broader product breadth and a stronger Asian installed base.
• DISA (Norican Group): Global leader in foundry equipment, headquartered in Denmark, with a direct product overlap in green sand moulding machines, sand preparation and shot blasting. Competes head-to-head with Belloi in foundry capex tenders worldwide, but operates at materially larger scale.
• Savelli: Italian foundry machinery specialist producing moulding machines and sand preparation systems. Direct Italian competitor to Belloi & Romagnoli, sharing similar customer profile of European and Mediterranean foundries.
• Heinrich Wagner Sinto: German foundry equipment maker (part of Sinto Group) producing moulding lines, sand plants and shot blasting equipment. Directly comparable to Belloi's core product lines, with a similar mid-sized specialty manufacturer profile.
• Loramendi: Spanish-based (with Italian operations) designer and manufacturer of green sand moulding lines, sand plants and core-making equipment. Direct head-to-head competitor to Belloi across the same European and Mediterranean foundry customer base.
• Künkel-Wagner (KW): German manufacturer of high-pressure moulding machines and complete foundry plants, now part of the Sinto Group. Closely comparable to Belloi's BRAP6 high-pressure moulding technology and turnkey plant scope.
• Tinker Omega: US-based designer and builder of green sand moulding systems and matchplate lines for non-ferrous and ferrous foundries. Directly comparable to Belloi's automatic moulding line business, particularly for North American customers.

Broad incumbents

• Hunter Automated Machinery: Larger US-based incumbent offering a broad portfolio of automated foundry equipment including moulding, sand and core-making. Comparable to Belloi in moulding/sand preparation scope, but with a wider product and service offering.
• Vulcan Engineering: North American full-service supplier of foundry equipment and turnkey plants, including moulding and sand preparation systems. Broader scope than Belloi but directly competes for integrated plant projects.

Regional players

• Foundry Automation (OMELETTE / ItalpresseGauss): Italian-based foundry equipment and automation group with high-pressure moulding and sand preparation technology. Direct product overlap with Belloi in the Mediterranean and European foundry market, particularly serving non-ferrous and aluminium foundries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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